Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Holy Roman Empire
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Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. It lasted from 962 to 1806. (pp. 260, 449)
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Avignon Papacy
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the period of Church history from 1308 to 1378 when the popes lived and ruled in Avignon, France instead of in Rome
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Great Schism
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period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378-1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office
